New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, T20 World Cup 2024 Highlights: New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets

Sophie Devine to Kaveesha Dilhari, Full and wide outside off. Driven to deep cover for a single.

Sophie Devine to Kaveesha Dilhari, FOUR! Cheeky and Effective! On a length, just outside off. Kaveesha Dilhari gets low and scoops it over the keeper for a boundary.

Leigh Kasperek to Kaveesha Dilhari, Flighted, full, at the stumps. Swept to deep square leg for one.

Leigh Kasperek to Anushka Sanjeewani, Tosses it full, around off. Anushka Sanjeewani skips down the pitch and drives it to sweeper cover for one.

Leigh Kasperek to Anushka Sanjeewani, Fuller and quicker, around off. Anushka Sanjeewani sweeps and gets the inside edge onto the pitch.

Leigh Kasperek to Anushka Sanjeewani, Floated, full, outside off. Driven uppishly toward extra cover.

Anushka Sanjeewani is in next.

Leigh Kasperek to Harshitha Samarawickrama, OUT! CAUGHT! Leigh Kasperek strikes! Tosses it on a length, around off. Harshitha Samarawickrama makes room and looks to go inside out toward the deep extra cover region but fails to do so and finds Melie Kerr in the circle. Both the set batters are dismissed now. New Zealand Women are on top.

Leigh Kasperek to Harshitha Samarawickrama, Floated, full, on the leg pole. Harshitha Samarawickrama reverses it to short third.

Melie Kerr to Harshitha Samarawickrama, Was that DROPPED? Flat and quick, just outside off. Harshitha Samarawickrama drives and looks to have gotten a faint edge through to the keeper. The ball deflects off the keeper's glove toward the short third for one.

Melie Kerr to Kaveesha Dilhari, Floated, full, on the middle and leg. Kaveesha Dilhari sweeps it to deep backward square leg for one.

Melie Kerr to Kaveesha Dilhari, Tossed up on off. Kaveesha Dilhari prods and defends forward.

Kaveesha Dilhari is in at 4.

Melie Kerr to Chamari Athapaththu, OUT! BOWLED! Melie Kerr gets the big fish! She comes from round the wicket and bowls a leg break, into the middle stump line. Chamari Athapaththu looks to slog it across the line but misses it completely. The ball crashes into the stumps and the Sri Lanka Women skipper is back in the hut.

Melie Kerr to Chamari Athapaththu, Floated on off. Chamari Athapaththu drives it to extra cover.

Melie Kerr to Chamari Athapaththu, Tad short, around off. Chamari Athapaththu chops it onto the pitch.

Lea Tahuhu to Chamari Athapaththu, Slower and fuller on off. Chamari Athapaththu makes room and drills this to sweeper cover for one.

Lea Tahuhu to Chamari Athapaththu, Short of a length, angled into the batter. Chamari Athapaththu pulls it to short fine leg for none.

Lea Tahuhu to Chamari Athapaththu, Comes from round the wicket and angles in just outside off from a length. Chamari Athapaththu plays and gets beaten. 

Lea Tahuhu to Chamari Athapaththu, Yorker length delivery, just outside off. Chamari Athapaththu plays and misses. 

Lea Tahuhu to Chamari Athapaththu, WIDE! On a length, well outside the tramline. Left alone. Wide signaled by the umpire.

Lea Tahuhu to Chamari Athapaththu, Full on off. A glorious cover drive from Chamari Athapaththu finds the extra cover fielder.

Lea Tahuhu to Chamari Athapaththu, FOUR! Streaky but Chamari Athapaththu will take it. On a fullish length, outside off. Chamari Athapaththu throws her bat and gets the outside edge that flies through short third and into the boundary. 

Eden Carson to Chamari Athapaththu, Tossed up on the leg. Nudged through mid-wicket for a single.

Eden Carson to Harshitha Samarawickrama, Flatter on off. Knocked through covers for one.

Eden Carson to Harshitha Samarawickrama, FOUR! Punished! Drops it short on the middle and Harshitha Samarawickrama pounces.She rocks back and pulls it to the cow corner region for a welcome boundary. 

Eden Carson to Harshitha Samarawickrama, Floated, full, at the stumps. Harshitha Samarawickrama drills it to extra cover.

Eden Carson to Chamari Athapaththu, LEG BYE! Drifted down the leg. Chamari Athapaththu turns it off the pad toward short fine leg for an extra. Leg bye signaled.

Eden Carson to Harshitha Samarawickrama, Floated, full, outside off. Harshitha Samarawickrama drives it to sweeper cover for one.

Rosemary Mair to Chamari Athapaththu, On a length, angling away. Chamari Athapaththu skips down the pitch, swings, and misses.

Rosemary Mair to Chamari Athapaththu, Full on the pad. Clipped toward backward square leg for one.

Rosemary Mair to Harshitha Samarawickrama, Full-length delivery, wide outside off. Harshitha Samarawickrama slices the drive through cover-point for one.

Rosemary Mair to Harshitha Samarawickrama, Pitched full, on off. Harshitha Samarawickrama clears the front leg and drills it down the pitch. Rosemary Mair gets a hand to it on her followthrough. 

Rosemary Mair to Chamari Athapaththu, Good length delivery on the leg pole. Nudged through mid-wicket for one.

Rosemary Mair to Harshitha Samarawickrama, LEG BYE! Length ball on the pad. Harshitha Samarawickrama turns it to the right of the keeper for an extra. Leg bye signaled.

Drinks Break! Sri Lanka Women have got off to a fine start and set the platform in this game. After three poor games, Chamari Athapaththu has found some rhythm and is looking in good touch. She will hope to carry on and make it a big one. With wickets in their kitty, Sri Lanka Women will aim to make close to 140 from here. New Zealand Women have kept it tight but they need wickets to stay afloat in the game. 

Melie Kerr to Harshitha Samarawickrama, Drops it short, on middle. Harshitha Samarawickrama pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Melie Kerr to Harshitha Samarawickrama, Quicker googly, on off. Harshitha Samarawickrama knocks it back to the bowler.

Melie Kerr to Harshitha Samarawickrama, Tosses it full, on off. Harshitha Samarawickrama comes forward and pushes into covers. She looks to take the run but Chamari Athapaththu was not interested.

Melie Kerr to Chamari Athapaththu, Tad short, around off. Chamari Athapaththu pulls it toward deep mid-wicket for a single.

Melie Kerr to Harshitha Samarawickrama, Wrong'un, turning across. Harshitha Samarawickrama waits and cuts it to deep backward point for one.

Melie Kerr to Chamari Athapaththu, Tossed up on off. Chamari Athapaththu bunts it to long-off for one.

Sophie Devine to Harshitha Samarawickrama, Pitched full, around off. Driven straight to the extra cover fielder.

Sophie Devine to Harshitha Samarawickrama, Full and at the stumps. Harshitha Samarawickrama clears the front leg and lifts it back over the bowler for a couple.

Sophie Devine to Chamari Athapaththu, Length ball on off. This is dabbed past point for a single.

Sophie Devine to Chamari Athapaththu, FOUR! THRASHED! Pitched full, outside off. Chamari Athapaththu creams the drive, through the extra cover region and finds the ropes in a flash. 

Sophie Devine to Chamari Athapaththu, Good length delivery, attacking the stumps. Chamari Athapaththu defends with a dead bat.

Sophie Devine to Chamari Athapaththu, On a length, angling across the batter. Chamari Athapaththu lets it go. 

Sophie Devine brings herself into the attack.

Melie Kerr to Harshitha Samarawickrama, Googly, just outside off. Harshitha Samarawickrama comes forward for the drive but gets beaten completely.